Analysis Of Nic Pizzolatto's True Detective

One of the most fundamental elements of a literary work is the setting. It usually includes the place, time and social conditions of the described world and affects the story immensely. It allows the reader to relate to the events and characters within a story. It explains to the reader why the characters behave in a certain way or why they are susceptible to certain situations. As Welty states, ''Every story would be another story, and unrecognizable if it took up its characters and plot and happened somewhere else. . . . Fiction depends for its life on place''. It can be argued that this is no different when it comes to television shows or the works of cinematography. The appropriate selection of the setting has a substantial effect on how the fictional world is perceived and can result in a perfectly created sense of space for the story the audience wants to follow. It enables the audience to effectively visualize the characters' environment, stimulates their imagination and helps them to identify with the characters' everyday life struggles. The established setting does not only act as a decorative background for the unfolding story, but it also draws the

The thoughtful selection of this particular location to narrate a neo-noir, mystery story shows how one of the most diverse ecosystems of the United States enabled the filmmakers to develop a sinister and dark mood of the television drama. Probably none of the United States' landmarks could be more suitable for the atmosphere that True Detective presents than the unbounded coast of Louisiana. What is more, it is not only Louisiana's topography that impacts Nic Pizzolatto's story, but also the physical and cultural landscape of the Gulf Coast, revealing a crucial link between simple aesthetics and complex socio-cultural